Ashlyn Gere was born in Cherry Point, North Carolina. She is a petite 5 foot 3 inches tall and weighs about 110 pounds. A Caucasian American with Scottish ancestry who was born under the sign of Virgo and has both acted and directed in adult films since about 1990. Her hair is a luxurious and full brunette color, and her eyes are bewitching hazel. Her natural body measurements are a perfectly well balanced 34C-24-33 and while she has no known tattoos or body piercings, she is known to have a super shapely round ass and strong athletic legs. Taking a different path than most adult film stars, Ashlyn was actually active in mainstream films and TV before coming into the adult film industry. Some of her early works include 1986's "Evil Laugh" and "Dreamaniacs" and the 1987 films "Lunch Meat" and "Creepozoids". It wasn't until the year 1990 that she began working in adult films for a living on a full time basis. She even appeared early on in the industries AVN (Adult Video News) Awards coverage for the years 1991 through 1995. During the year 1992, Miss Gere won four XRCO (X-Rated Critics Organization) Awards including Female Performer of the Year. She also won a F.O.X.E. (Fans Of X-Rated Entertainment) award in the same year for Female Fan Favorite. These awards all stemmed from her work in the film entitled "Chameleons: Not The Sequel". The film, put out by VCA studios and directed by John Leslie, received the highest rating ever for an adult movie at the time of its release. The storyline is about a woman who can make chameleon like body exchanges and among Ashlyn's co-stars appearing in the film are Deirdre Holland and Rocco Siffredi. The year 1993 brought Gere another round of well earned and deserved awards including the AVN Awards for Best Actress, Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Best Group Scene and the very prestigious Female Performer of the Year award. This is a seriously large haul of porn star statuettes and recognition and it wasn't the end of her awards either as she also took home another F.O.X.E Female Fan Favorite award. She even claimed yet another F.O.X.E Female Fan Favorite award for the following year and then in 1995 several more AVN awards came her way as well. A stunning streak of acclaim for the well rounded Ashlyn Gere. Her other amazing early nineties credits include serving as the body double in the Hollywood films "Basic Instinct" (1992) and "Indecent Proposal" (1993). Acting under the name Kimberly Patton, she played a recurring part in the science fiction television series "Space: Above and Beyond" in the mid 90's. The series aired for two seasons and Gere's character was named Feliciti OH and appeared in four episodes. The series was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for its musical score and visual effects. The series focused on a squadron of marine pilots involved in a battle against hostile aliens and according to fans ended much too soon. A far cry from adult film work, this role nevertheless highlights the amazing versatility of Ashlyn's on screen talents. Ashlyn's other screen names include Kim McKamy, Ashlyn Gear, Ashleyn Gere, Ashley Gere, Kim McKay, Kimberly Patton, Kim Patton, Kimberly Marshall, Kimberly Ashlyn Gere, Ashyln Gere and Ashylyn Gere. One could speculate that as long as the check arrives at the right address then any name will do. Being a truly cross over actress, Ashlyn's adult work was not through just because she worked in Hollywood and vice versa. With at least 225 adult films including her name in the credits and a pair of films directed by her through 2008, this is a solid body of work and it's no wonder that both AVN and XRCO have inducted her into their respective Halls of Fame. She has writing credits as well and has been featured as herself in several adult industry videos. Some of this prolific porn stars notable personal firsts was her very first anal sex scene in the film "Ashlyn Gere's Realities". A 1991 release from Zane studios in which Ashlyn appears in every scene throughout the film turning her sexual fantasies into sexual realities. Another amazing first time experience was in the sequel movie predictably titled "Ashlyn Gere's Realities 2" which was released by Zane the following year and the notable feature here was her first double penetration scene. This is a sex act that many female actors don't do at all these days, and back in 1992 it was even more rare to find willing on-screen participants. Other mainstream works by Gere include parts on television series' "Silk Stalkings", "Millennium" and the popular "The X-Files" shows. Other Hollywood film credits include "The One" and "Willard". The latter was never billed as a remake, but really the film was a retelling of the 1971 movie of the same name. The song "Ben" sung by pop superstar Michael Jackson was played in both the original and in the non-remake. The film's lead actor was nominated for a Best Actor Saturn award. Ashlyn's character was Ms. Leach, a cynical secretary to the protagonist in the film. With so many non-adult credits to Ashlyn's name it's almost possible to forget that we're talking about a fan favorite adult porn movie actress. It shows the growing acceptance of adult performers in the eyes of mainstream society that you can win awards for both film industries in nearly the same time frame. Either way, her fans know and love her as the incredibly sultry and sexy brunette with the hazel eyes and tight firm butt who loves to explore her burning sexual desires on film for all to see and enjoy.